Best GPU Neoclouds 2026: CoreWeave, Nebius, Lambda, Crusoe, and Groq Ranked by Published Pricing and Contracted Power
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GPU neocloud providers CoreWeave, Nebius, Lambda, Crusoe, and Groq were compared on published GPU pricing and contracted power in 2026. Lambda’s lowest published B200 on-demand rate was $6.69 per GPU-hour. The result is a buyer-focused ranking that highlights CoreWeave as the only SemiAnalysis ClusterMAX 2.0 Platinum-rated option and notes different GPU offerings, contract tiers, and roadmap differences across the five.
Why it matters
The five largest GPU neoclouds now run on very different models. CoreWeave and Nebius report to the SEC; Lambda and Crusoe are private and heading toward IPOs; Groq rebuilt itself as an inference cloud after licensing its LPU technology to NVIDIA. This comparison checks each provider's live rate card, Q2 2026 financials, active and contracted gigawatts, anchor contracts, and SemiAnalysis ClusterMAX tier. Nebius posts the lowest H100 rate and the only published B300 price, Lambda has the cheapest B200, Crusoe is the only one with AMD on its card, and CoreWeave commands a 10–15% premium as the sole Platinum-rated provider. Figures verified August 21, 2026. The post Best GPU Neoclouds 2026: CoreWeave, Nebius, Lambda, Crusoe, and Groq Ranked by Published Pricing and Contracted Power appeared first on MarkTechPost.